Argentina will have Lionel Messi available for World Cup qualifying after the remaining three matches of his four-game suspension were wiped out by FIFA on appeal.

Messi was handed the sanction after abusing a match official during the 1-0 victory over Chile in March, ruling him out of the 2-0 loss at Bolivia and Argentina's next three 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

But the Barcelona forward's representatives were confident after submitting their case at an appeal hearing in Zurich on Thursday and a FIFA statement on Friday revealed he has been successful.

The appeal committee "considered Messi's behavior as reproachable" but found the evidence available was not sufficient to enforce the suspension.

Messi is now available for the matches against Uruguay, Venezuela and Peru that he was previously banned for, along with the final game away to Ecuador.

Argentina, which fired coach Edgardo Bauza after the Bolivia loss that Messi missed, is far from certain to reach the World Cup in 2018 — the nation sits fifth in South American World Cup qualifying, which would only be enough for a playoff spot. 

Chile sits one point clear in the fourth and final automatic qualification spot, while Ecuador is only two behind in sixth.